Table 13 Laboratory values for all infants who were HIV-uninfected at birth (negative by PCR at 6 weeks of age), by HIV exposure status at the first birth visit.
Laboratory measures | HIV-unexposed infant | HIV-exposed infant | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | 95% CI | N | Mean | 95% CI | ||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||||
Values at first research assessment after birth | |||||||||
Hemoglobin g/dL | 275 | 19.4 | 10.6 | 28.8 | 1625 | 18.3 | 9.9 | 27.9 | < .0001 |
Hematocrit % | 275 | 58.0 | 33.0 | 85.8 | 1622 | 54.2 | 29.4 | 79.4 | < .0001 |
Platelets 103/μL | 274 | 247.5 | 78.0 | 450.0 | 1619 | 239.7 | 75.0 | 458.0 | 0.2 |
White blood cells 103/μL | 272 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 33.0 | 1593 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 30.5 | 0.3 |
Values at research assessment at age 4–6 weeks of age | |||||||||
Hemoglobin g/dL | 278 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 18.9 | 1432 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 17.9 | 0.02 |
Hematocrit % | 278 | 34.8 | 22.7 | 53.4 | 1432 | 33.8 | 22.3 | 51 | 0.04 |
Platelets 103/μL | 277 | 383.4 | 104 | 704 | 1427 | 369.5 | 89 | 697 | 0.2 |
White blood cells 103/μL | 276 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 17.4 | 1418 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 21.3 | 0.006 |
*ALT (SGPT) IU/liter | 123 | 16.4 | 5 | 38 | 1429 | 22.7 | 5 | 63 | 0.005 |